unitedhealthcare. >>> the fiscal cliff and professional sports? is there a connection there, too? brian shackman is here with details on how we thought it was impacting baseball. brian? >> melissa, last week, we discussed the impact of the fiscal cliff on baseballs. free agents might try to get more upfront money to protect against the possibility of higher rates, because with an average salary of around $3.5 million, and a league minimum of $480,000, all these guys are 1%. two big deals before the winter meetings. b.j. upton, $75 million contract and evan longoria's 1$100 millin extension. upton had a $3 million bonus and longoria shifted $4 million out of next year. i confirmed this, and what i found was pretty surprising. >> that's part of any negotiation. it's not unique to this year. obviously because of, you know, everything that's -- the whole world is sort of watching the last month here in the united states, so, there's a lot more focus and we get that question a lot, but that is a part of every negotiation. >> i think it would be more on a back-end consideration for a pl